Brian K. Vaughan’s accolades are numerous. He was listed in the credits of the blockbuster film Doctor Strange, which is based on a book of his. He created Saga, one of the most popular and talked-about comics out right now. And he boggled viewers with his work on the TV show Lost. But before all of that, he wrote Y: The Last Man, a tasty little comic that grew into a favorite of many comic-book diehards.
The reprint is beautiful. One of Y: The Last Man’s greatest achievements is Pia Guerra’s artwork—bold, clean, and powerful, its simplicity leaves nothing to the imagination, and its clarity induces heavy emotional impact. Sometimes comics illustration can look jumbled, especially in stories like Y: The Last Man, where there’s a lot happening. But there are no unnecessary details, so there’s never any confusion about what the characters are feeling. Seeing Guerra’s panels on the Absolute Edition’s 15-inch-tall pages is almost like reading the series for the first time, and it’s an ideal format for taking in her gorgeous drawings.
